Tolka Park
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| Full name | Tolka Park |
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| Location | Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland |
| Public transit | Drumcondra railway station |
| Capacity | 9,680 (4,800 safe capacity) |
| Opened | 1953 |
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Home Farm Drums 1950s–1989 |
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Home Farm Drums 1950s–1989
Shelbourne 1950s–
Shamrock Rovers 1987-1988
Tolka Park (Irish: Páirc na Tulchann) is an Irish football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. It is currently the home ground of League of Ireland club Shelbourne. The stadium used to hold 9,680, though the safe capacity is now set at 6,000 by the Dublin Fire Brigade Health and Safety Unit. Tolka Park has hosted national cup finals along with international matches, Champions League qualifiers, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ties and was a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
Its future is currently uncertain due to the sale of the ground by Shelbourne to businessman Ossie Kilkenny in 2006.
Over the years, seven different League of Ireland clubs have used Tolka Park for home league matches on a regular basis. They are Drumcondra, Shelbourne, Dolphin, Home Farm, Dublin City, Shamrock Rovers and St James Gate F.C..
Tolka Park was originally home to Drumcondra, who in the 1950s and 1960s were one of the most popular teams in Dublin. In 1929, over 30 people were injured at the ground when a hoarding collapsed at a Drumcondra vs Shelbourne cup-tie. The ground hosted its first floodlit game on the 30th of March 1953. However "Drums" merged with local team Home Farm in 1972, After the demise of Drumcondra, Home Farm moved into the ground. However, Home Farm never drew large crowds and Tolka fell into disrepair (though it did host the replay of the 1984 FAI Cup final).
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